Dennis McGee

Dennis McGee

Dennis (Denus) McGee (born January 26, 1893, Eunice, Louisiana, USA – October 3, 1989) was one of the earliest recorded Cajun musicians. A fiddle player, he recorded and performed with Creole accordionist and vocalist Amédé Ardoin, with accordionist Angelas LeJeune, and with fiddlers Sady Courville (McGee's brother-in-law) and Ernest Frugé. The recordings with Courville and Frugé are among the few surviving examples of Cajun music as it existed before the influence of the accordion became prominent. McGee's repertoire included not only the waltz and the two-step common to Cajun music but also such dances as the one-step, polka, mazurka, reel, cotillion, the varsovienne, and others.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 26, 1893, Died October 3, 1989 (Mamou)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1904 - 1934

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin, vocalist, songwriter, composer, tenor vocal

Notes: Name appears as Denus McGee on Bluebird disc labels and in U.S. Copyright Office records.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-83854	10-in.	8/8/1934	Les blues de voyages	Amede Ardoin ; Denus McGee	Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion	songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-83855	10-in.	8/8/1934	La valse de amitiés	Amede Ardoin ; Denus McGee	Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion	songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-83856	10-in.	8/8/1934	Les blues de Crowley	Amede Ardoin ; Denus McGee	Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion	songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Victor	BVE-83857	10-in.	8/8/1934	Oberlin	Amede Ardoin ; Denus McGee	Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion	instrumentalist, violin, composer
Victor	BVE-83858	10-in.	8/8/1934	Sunset	Amede Ardoin ; Denus McGee	Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion	instrumentalist, violin, composer
Victor	BVE-83859	10-in.	8/8/1934	Tout que reste c'est mon linge	Amede Ardoin ; Denus McGee	Male vocal solo, with violin and accordion	songwriter, instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	NO108	10-in.	3/5/1929	Madame Young, donnez moi votre plus jolie blonde	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO109	10-in.	3/5/1929	Mon chérie bébé Créole	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO110	10-in.	3/5/1929	Myself	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO111	10-in.	3/5/1929	Vous m’ avez donne votre parole	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO112	10-in.	3/5/1929	Allon a Tassone	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO113	10-in.	3/5/1929	Disez goodbye a votre mere	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO114	10-in.	3/5/1929	Courville and McGee waltz	Sady Courville ; Dennis McGee	Fiddle (violin) duet	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	NO115	10-in.	3/5/1929	Happy	Sady Courville ; Dennis McGee	Fiddle (violin) duet	instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	NO234	10-in.	9/30/1929	Valse du puit d’huile	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO235	10-in.	9/30/1929	One step de Manou	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO236	10-in.	9/30/1929	Valse de la penitencier	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO237	10-in.	9/30/1929	One step de Chupic	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO248	10-in.	10/2/1929	Valse des vachers	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO249	10-in.	10/2/1929	Jeunes gens campagnard	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO250	10-in.	10/2/1929	La valse des Reid	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO251	10-in.	10/2/1929	Adieu Rosa	Dennis McGee	Male vocal solo, with 2 fiddles (violins)	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO6703	10-in.	11/19/1930	La valse de lange au paille	Ernest Fruge ; Dennis McGee	Fiddle (violin) duet, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, violin, vocalist
Brunswick	NO6704	10-in.	11/19/1930	Two step du Grande Maraist	Ernest Fruge ; Dennis McGee	Fiddle (violin) duet, with male vocal solo	vocalist, instrumentalist, violin
Brunswick	NO6713	10-in.	11/19/1930	La rille Cajen	Ernest Fruge ; Dennis McGee	Fiddle (violin) duet, with calls	instrumentalist, violin

(Results 1-25 of 43 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "McGee, Dennis," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105064.

McGee, Dennis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105064.

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